Global Patent Index - EP 4384458 A1

EP 4384458 A1 20240619 - GRIPPING DEVICE

Title (en)

GRIPPING DEVICE

Title (de)

GREIFVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE PRÉHENSION

Publication

EP 4384458 A1 20240619 (EN)

Application

EP 22761555 A 20220809

Priority

  • GB 202111501 A 20210810
  • GB 202118974 A 20211223
  • EP 2022072373 W 20220809

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023017047A1] A gripping device for being suspended from a load handling device for lifting and moving containers stacked in stacks in a grid storage structure, the gripping device comprising: a frame including an upper frame member and a lower frame member, the upper and lower frame members being vertically spaced and horizontally extending, the upper frame member being coupled to the lower frame member such that the upper and lower frame members are moveable vertically towards and away from each other; a gripper assembly mounted to the frame and configured to releasably grip a container from the stacks, the gripper assembly being moveable between a gripping configuration for gripping the container and a release configuration for releasing the container; wherein relative movement of the upper and lower frame members vertically towards or away from each other is configured to move the gripper assembly between the gripping configuration and the release configuration.

IPC 8 full level

B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); B65G 47/90 (2013.01); B65G 47/901 (2013.01); B66C 13/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2023017047A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2023017047 A1 20230216; EP 4384458 A1 20240619

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2022072373 W 20220809; EP 22761555 A 20220809